Fabric-winding machine.



No. 649,380. Patented May 8, I900.

B. D. WIGHT.

FABRIC WINDING MACHINE.

(Application filed Mzir. a1, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

nnin'ron DoUcALL WIGHT, or NAPINKA, CANADA.

FABRIC-WINDING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. $19,380, dated May 8,1900.

Application filed March 31, 1899.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BRINTON DOUGALL IGHT, clerk, of the village of Napinka, in the county of \Vinchester, in the Province of Manitoba,Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFabric-\Vinding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fabric-winding machines; and theobject of the invention is to devise a machine which will wind evenlyand smoothly such fabrics as cloth of various kinds, ribbons, braids,(be. of any marketable width and to any desired tension and it comprisesthe structure to be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my fabricwinding machine. Fig. 2 is across-section through Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of an alternative form ofmy invention designed for the winding of the ribbons and applied to thesame standards. Fig. at is a cross-section through Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is adetail of the clothboard holder. Fig. 6 is a detail of the ribbonboltholder.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

A is the base of the machine.

B B are the rear standards, and C and O the front standards.

D is the adjustable central standard, which is provided with theside-grooved guidingblocks 01, which slide upon the guideways a at thesides of the base.

E is the top roller, which is provided with a suitable spindle e, havingan end collar e at one end. The collar 6 has a notch e which is engagedby the dog 6 The dog (2 may be removed, so as to enable the roller toturn in its bearings. When engaged by the dog, of course such rollerremains stationary.

F and F are the tension-rollers. The roller F is journaled at the endsin the arms f, attached to the spindle f of the roller.

G is a helical spring attached at one end of the frame and secured atthe other end to the spindle of the roller. The normal tendency of thespring is to force the roller F in the direction indicated by arrow.

II is the lower roller, provided with a spin- Serial No. 711,262. (Nomodel.)

dle it, having an end collar h. The collar 7t is provided with a notch hwhich is engaged by a dog h The opposite end of the spindle of theroller H is journaled in the bar I, which is supported in suitableguideways 'i' on the standard and is connected by a' link 1." to acrank-handle I, which is held in position by a spring-catch 1 Bymanipulating the bandle I the roller H may be adjusted to or from thetension-rollers F and F, so as to cause the web passing off thecloth-board hereinbefore referred to to move laterally toward one sideor the other, and thereby keep it straight, this depending of courseupon the angle of set of the roller H. The lever T is held in positionby the hand of the operator and is intended to be moved up and down asthecloth is wound.

J is the cloth-board upon which the web of cloth K is placed. The clothboard is supported at the ends in the holding-plates L, each of which isprovided at the end with a curved overhanging lip Z, which passes overthe outside edge of the board. Inside the lip is situated the spicularprojections Z, as in dicated. A stem Z is also provided for each plate Lcentrally on the end and projecting the opposite direction to that ofthe plate. The stem l fits within the hollow spindle Z There are twosets of plates and hollow spindles provided at each end of thecloth-board, and such cloth-board is held in position by the spicularprojections indenting into the end and the lips overhanging the endsofthe cloth-board. The two hollow spindles Z are supported in thestandards D and C and are adjustable longitudinallytherein,theirlongitudinal displacement being prevented by the cam-fingers Z ZWhen it is wished to take a smaller cloth-board in, the cams Z may bethrown onto their shorter diameters, thereby permitting the spindles Zto be adjusted, so as to bring the holding-plates L closely to gether.To accommodate longer boards, of course the standard D may be adjustedon its guideways, such standard being, however, secured in position bythe cam-handle d, which-is brought so that its longer diameter pressesagainst the base. Thecloth-board J, upon which the cloth is rewound, issupported in similar end plates L and is also provided,

preferably, with one end disk L in order to guide the cloth onto theboard. The hollow spindles L are also provided, into which the stem Zextends.

M is the front-guiding roller, which is supported in suitable bearingson the standards 0 and O and may be held stationary or allowed torotate, as desired. To hold such roller stationary, a dog m is provided,which is designed to engage with a notch m in an end collar m on thespindle of the roller.

The course of the cloth from the board J, containing the wound web, tothe board J, upon which the web is rewound, is indicated in Fig. 2,being as follows: from the clothboard J over the roller E, around thetensionrollers F and F, along horizontally over the roller Maud aronn'dsame, and thence over the roller H to the cloth-board J. The normaltendency of the tension-rollers F and F is to exert a pressure upon thecloth in the direction indicated by arrow, thereby serving to keep suchcloth taut, so that it will wind evenly upon the cloth-board J. Theroller II may be adjusted at one end, so that in case the cloth isrunning unevenly as to its edge upon the cloth-board J the incline ofthe roller may be changed from time to time by the handle I, so as todirect the cloth evenly upon the board J, as hereinbefore explained.

A measuring device N, provided with a contacting roller 11, exerting apressure upon the roller M, isprovided to measure the cloth as it passesfrom one cloth-board to the other. As the internal construction of themeasuring device forms no feature of my invention, I do not describe it.

In order to wind the cloth upon the board J,of course the end spindle towhich the board is connected is provided with a crank-handle J Inorder'to wind ribbons and laces, I preferably provide a round core J 3upon the lower spindles such round core being provided with end disks JI also provide a suitablyarranged roller F The bolt of ribbon O isplaced on a suitable spindle in the receptacle 0 and rewound upon thecore J by turning the crank-handle J In order to insure the core beingheld stationary, I provide in the center of the disks J 4 the spicularprojection 7", surrounded by a circular disk of spongerubber 7'.

In order to wind lace, I provide two pairs of spring-clips j? jdiametrically-opposite each other, in which the end of the board isplaced. The spicular projections j, together with the spring-clips jcorrespond substantially to the form of the spicular projections Z andlips Z, respectively, describedas the means for holding the cloth-boardupon the plate L.

It will be readily seen from this description that by unloosening thecams Z and moving the longitudinal spindles Z outwardly the cloth may bereadily taken out of the machine.

lVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination with theholding-roller for the wound fabric, of the winding-spindles providedwith end plates having suitable holding spicular projections andgrippinglips and the intermediate guiding roller journaled stationary atone end and having the other end adjustably journaled and means forvarying the adjustment as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with the holding-roller for the wound fabric, of theWinding-spindles provided with end plates having suitable holdingspicular projections and grippinglips, the intermediate guidingrollerjournaled stationary at one end and having the other end adj ustablyjournaled, the bar sup ported upon suitable guideways having one end,forming a journal for the guiding-roller, the operating crank-handle thelink connect ing it to the bar and the spring for holding thecrank=handle in position as and for the purpose specified.

The combination with the holding-roller for the wound fabric, of thewinding-spindles provided with end plates having suitable holdingspicular projections and grippinglips, the top guiding-roller, thetension-rollers between which the cloth passes, the forwardguiding-roller, the rear guiding-roller adjustable at one end and thecloth-board upon which the fabric is rewound as and for the purposespecified.

BRINTON DOUGALL IGHT.

Witnesses:

B. BOYD, W. ARMS.

